Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 276 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

1. 1.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quikly (c) quickley (d) quickly
2. 2.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) brow (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
3. 3.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) calf (c) cub (d) kitten
5. 5.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) angry (c) hungry (d) tired
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
7. 7.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singing (b) songs (c) singer (d) sang
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) blunt (c) honest (d) modern
9. 9.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) sit (b) shout (c) whisper (d) eat
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) running (c) teacher (d) notebook
11. 11.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) quiet (c) silent (d) noisy
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) choose – select (c) laugh – cry (d) give – take
13. 13.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) fleet (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) full – empty (c) ill – well (d) early – late
17. 17.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) eggs (c) lions (d) ships
18. 18.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) cut (b) book (c) milk (d) tree
19. 19.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
20. 20.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) prespell (c) respell (d) misspell
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pod
22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) fleet (b) flock (c) litter (d) pride
24. 24.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) repaired (b) broke (c) planted (d) ate
25. 25.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) boiled (b) froze (c) slept (d) flew
26. 26.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) loud (b) quiet (c) fast (d) rich
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) up – down (c) stone – rock (d) win – lose
29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
30. 30.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) wide (b) ancient (c) cruel (d) lazy
32. 32.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) frog
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) chick
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) wise (c) early (d) modern
36. 36.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) pieces (c) flowers (d) drops
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) quiet (d) generous
38. 38.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) tree (b) paste (c) milk (d) chair
39. 39.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read again
40. 40.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) board (d) tree

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